CHEM 1BL
SYLLABUS
OFFICE HOURS:
PSBN 2637
PSBN 2637
SPRING 2012
Mon, Wed: 11 AM – 1 PM, 4 – 6 PM, Fri: 11 AM – 1 PM
Tues, Thurs: 12 – 1 PM, 4 – 6 PM
TA: Sarah Muliadi
Email: smuliadi@chem.ucsb.edu Lab Sections: Mon. 6-10 / Tues. 1-5 / Tues 6-10 (all in PSBN 2653)
Class website: http://chemlabwithsarah.tumblr.com/ Chem. 1BL Website: https://gauchospace.ucsb.edu/
Required Materials: General Chemistry Laboratory Manual; Laboratory Notebook – duplicate pages, quad-ruled;
Calculator; Safety goggles or safety glasses; and your lab coat
Appropriate clothing: It is absolutely mandatory that you dress appropriately for lab. Safety glasses and a lab coat
must be worn by all students in the laboratory at all times. Long hair must be pulled back. Lab Coats, Long Pants
and Closed Shoes are required (no sandals allowed). If you do not wear your safety glasses and a lab coat, you will
be asked to leave the lab and you will receive a zero for that lab.
NO EATING OR DRINKING IN THE LAB!
Please put your name in your lab manual, your lab notebook and on your calculator.
ATTENDANCE/ ABSENCE: It is imperative that you attend every lab. No make-up labs will be given and failure
to show up will result in a zero for that week’s lab. Excusable absences (emergencies only) will have to be
discussed with the TA at least one day before the scheduled lab. In cases where your attendance is required at
a University-sponsored event (field trips, sports, etc.), you must arrange to attend another TA’s section during a
given week: Prior arrangements must be made, and a letter from your professor or coach must verify your
required absence on the day of the scheduled lab section. The TA must sign your lab notebook at the end of the
lab make-up. The TA will grade your make-up quiz, indicate the class average on the quiz, and give it to your
lab TA. Two missed labs will require you to drop the course except under EXTREME circumstances. (See
Class Policies; page vi – vii of the lab manual). NO SWITCHING LAB SECTIONS!
Week
Date
Chem. 1BL Lab Assignment
1
April 2 – 6
Check-In / Syllabus / Safety
Complete Exp. 8 Pre-Lab Questions
2
April 9 – 13
Experiment 8: Acid-Base Equilibria
3
April 16 – 20
Experiment 9: Thermochemistry
4
April 23 – 27
Exp.10: Oxidation of Vitamin C
5
April 30 – May 4
Experiment 11: Electrochemistry
6
May 7 – 11
Expt. 12: Electrochemical Cells
7
May 14 – 18
Experiment 13 Chemical Kinetics
8
May 21 – 25
Experiment 14
Atomic Spectroscopy, Check-out
9
May 28 – June 1
Holiday Monday May 28
No Labs this week
10
June 4 – 8
Lab Final Review / Quiz
LAB FINAL: Saturday JUNE 9 4 – 6 PM
Grading:
Lab Reports
Quizzes
Technique
Practice Lab Final/Quiz
Lab Final
Total
50%
20%
7.5%
2.5%
20%
100%
Room to be announced
Taking the Lab Final is required to complete the course. If you do not take the lab final, you will fail the
course. The lab final is worth 20% of your grade. If you fail the lab final your grade in lab will drop an entire grade.
NOTE: No early lab final will be scheduled. Everyone MUST attend the lab final Saturday June 9, 4 – 6 PM.
LABORATORY REPORTS: There are seven Lab Reports. Each Lab Report is worth 20 points (See Report
Guidelines, page viii – ix of the lab manual). Use the grading rubric provided to help you write the lab report.
Include the name of your lab partner and your TA on your lab report.
Pre-Lab will be checked at the beginning of each lab session.
1. Title, Date, and Name (your name, the name of your partner, the name of your TA)
2. Introduction: State the problem or question and method used to answer the question in your own
words. The introduction should be very brief – only a couple sentences.
3. Answer Pre-Lab questions (get help during TA office if needed)
Observations: Keep a record of the experiment as it progresses. Did it change color? Did it get hot, or cold?
Try to understand what is happening. Include balanced equations for chemical reactions.
Results: Include data and units, calculations (including units), graphs (clearly labeled axes and a title), etc.
Discussion: Use the grading rubric provided for each experiment to write your discussion (must be typed).
You can hand-write the equations and reactions in a typed discussion. A discussion should NOT
include: The size of your beaker; How difficult the procedure was; References to test tube numbers;
etc.
HELP: If you need help writing your discussion, you can see any TA during office hours.
Review Questions
All questions should be answered completely and correctly in your lab notebook.
Report Quality: Lab reports must be legible. Original data must be included with the lab report.
Lab Report DUE DATES:
Monday Lab – reports due on Tues. (week + 1 day), 5 PM
Tuesday Lab – reports due on Wed. (week + 1 day) 10 PM
Lab reports are due in the lab mailboxes in the corridor outside of the labs on the second floor or the first floor
of PSBN. Look for the mailbox with your TA’s name on it
Quizzes: Quizzes will be given at the beginning of each lab. Be prepared for a quiz every lab period. The quizzes
will cover the current experiment (pre-lab questions) as well as previous experiments (review questions, safety
and lab technique). No make-up quizzes will be given. If you are late to lab you must finish the quiz in the
amount of time set out for the other students. It is in your best interest to be on time.
Academic Dishonesty: Lab experience encourages students to work together, but all lab reports must show
individual work and thought. Plagiarism will result in a zero for that assignment. Evidence supporting any act
of cheating will result in a zero. A second incident of dishonesty will result in the student being taken to the
student conduct committee on campus and to the Dean of Students.
Technique: Points will be determined from your approach to lab safety, appropriate waste disposal, keeping the
hood, balance and your lab bench clean, and recapping reagent bottles after use, putting away your drawer and
locking the cabinet, experimental performance, and participation in lab discussion. Before leaving, the TA
will inspect your station for proper clean-up.
Check-out: Proper check-out on the last day of lab is very important! To check-out you must clean all the
glassware, replace missing or broken glassware from the stockroom; discard trash or broken glassware in
appropriate waste containers. Organize all glassware and equipment on the counter for the TA to check.
Organize the glassware and equipment in a clean bin and return it to your locker. Failure to check-out on
the last day of class will result in zero points for your technique grade.
Laboratory Coordinator:
Petra van Koppen, PSBN 3670 B. Email: vankoppen@chem.ucsb.edu
Office hours: Thursday 2-3:30 PM or by appointment PSBN 3670 B